Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFive “clinical containers” to design your language therapy system
Episode 255
In episode 255 of De Facto Leaders, I elaborate on the concept of using vocabulary as a large “container”, so you can design sessions efficiently wit…
4 hours ago
Three Pieces of Unconventional Advice I Give SLPs
Episode 254
Many experienced SLPs think they just need to plan better.
Tweak the activity.
Adjust the visuals.
Try a new printable or protocol.
But what if none of …
2 weeks ago
Education is a business. Let’s stop pretending it isn’t.
Episode 253
“Education isn’t a business” is a thing people say when they’re upset about how the school systems are being run.
But education actually IS a business…
4 weeks ago
A Case for Well-Designed Virtual Field Trips (with Seth Fleischauer)
Episode 252
While virtual learning has become more prevalent since 2020, the founders of Banyan Global Learning have been offering digital learning experiences f…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Using a “Virtual Speech Helper” (with Maura Connor)
Episode 251
Have you met “Jessica” the virtual speech helper? I certainly remember hearing about it the first time.
This concept raised a lot of questions in the …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Defining “EdTech” and the End User (with Maura Connor)
Episode 250
When I first started working in the schools in the early 2000s, there was a push for integrating technology into classrooms and therapy sessions
It wa…
2 months, 1 week ago
Your clinical expertise is powerful. But is it scalable?
Episode 249
When everything depends on your real-time decisions, you can’t replicate the progress, scale the outcomes, or lead others through your process.
Even …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
So…can you recommend an app to build my child’s language skills?
Episode 248
In this episode, I’m sharing my top resources for clinicians to explain why we do what we do in language therapy, and how parents and colleagues can …
3 months ago
Narrative Intervention: Beyond "Cute" Stories and Lesson Plans (with Jane Gebers)
Episode 247
When you’re teaching storytelling with students, do your lessons feel kind of…random?
I used to feel like this a lot when I was a school SLP, so if yo…
3 months, 1 week ago
What's the point of teaching storytelling? (with Jane Gebers)
Episode 246
Why are we so obsessed with “storytelling”?
In education, we talk about it when we’re working on language and reading comprehension.
It’s also referre…
3 months, 2 weeks ago